My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic is an animated children's television series based on the My Little Pony toyline, created by American toy and game manufacturer Hasbro. The show also has musical elements, featuring songs performed on-screen by its characters in several episodes.
Overall, the series has featured 108 original songs over the course of its nine seasons, not including its main theme "Friendship Is Magic" and the songs from its 2017 film My Little Pony: The Movie. Almost all songs featured in the show were composed by Daniel Ingram (pictured). He also became the show's main lyricist starting with season two; other notable lyricists include Amy Keating Rogers, M.A. Larson and the series' showrunner Meghan McCarthy. Lyrics are often written or co-written by the screenwriter of the episode they are featured in.
TV series Season 1 (2010–11)
# TitleEpisode Music Lyrics Performer (character)1 Backing vocals Context 0 Theme song AllDaniel IngramLauren Faust Rebecca Shoichet (Twilight Sparkle)- Theme song of the show 1 "The Laughter Song" "Friendship Is Magic" (Part 2)Daniel IngramLauren Faust Shannon Chan-Kent (Pinkie Pie)- As Twilight, Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash are terrified of the Everfree forest, Pinkie Pie convinces them to laugh at scary things instead. 2 "Pinkie's Gala Fantasy Song""The Ticket Master" Pinkie Pie fantasizes about the upcoming Grand Galloping Gala. 3 "The Ticket Song" Tara Strong (Twilight Sparkle)2 Pinkie Pie attempts to convince Twilight to give her an extra ticket to the Grand Galloping Gala. 4 "Hop Skip and Jump Song" "Dragonshy"William Anderson Meghan McCarthy Andrea Libman (Pinkie Pie)2- Pinkie Pie attempts to encourage Fluttershy to jump over a gulf. 5 "Evil Enchantress Song" "Bridle Gossip" Amy Keating Rogers Libman (Pinkie Pie),2Blu Mankuma (Fluttershy) Pinkie Pie sings a song about the infamous Zecora. Later in the episode, she is unable to speak due to a magical plant and makes Fluttershy (who now has a deep, masculine voice due to the same plant) sing it for her. 6 "Winter Wrap Up" "Winter Wrap Up"Daniel Ingram Cindy Morrow Ashleigh Ball (Rainbow Dash, Applejack), Chan-Kent (Pinkie Pie), Kazumi Evans (Rarity), Rebecca Shoichet (Twilight Sparkle), Libman (Fluttershy) Ensemble (Ponyville) Ponyville prepares for their annual Winter Wrap Up and the upcoming arrival of spring. 7 "Cupcake Song" "Call of the Cutie" Meghan McCarthy Chan-Kent (Pinkie Pie) - Pinkie Pie teaches Apple Bloom how to make cupcakes. 8 "Art of the Dress" "Suited for Success" Charlotte Fullerton Evans (Rarity) Shoichet (Twilight Sparkle), Libman (Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy), Ball (Rainbow Dash, Applejack) Rarity makes dresses for the rest of the Mane Six. In a reprise later in the episode, she has trouble keeping up with their demands. 9 "Hush Now Lullaby" "Stare Master" Chris Savino Libman (Fluttershy)Michelle Creber (Sweetie Belle) Shoichet3 Fluttershy sings a lullaby to the Cutie Mark Crusaders to help them fall asleep. Afterwards, Sweetie Belle sings an extremely loud and energetic reprise. 10 "Cutie Mark Crusaders Song" "The Show Stoppers" Cindy Morrow Madeleine Peters (Scootaloo) Creber (Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle) The Crusaders perform a musical number for the audience, during which everything goes wrong.(re-titled "The Cutie Mark Crusaders Anthem" in some releases.) 11 "You Got to Share, You Got to Care" "Over a Barrel" Dave Polsky Chan-Kent (Pinkie Pie) - Pinkie Pie sings to try to convince the inhabitants of Appleloosa and their enemies, a buffalo herd, to be friends. 12 "So Many Wonders" "The Cutie Mark Chronicles" M.A. Larson Libman (Fluttershy) A young Fluttershy discovers animals for the first time. 13 "Pinkie Pie's Singing Telegram" "Party of One" Meghan McCarthy Chan-Kent (Pinkie Pie) Pinkie Pie invites the rest of the Mane Six to her pet alligator Gummy's birthday. 14 "At the Gala""The Best Night Ever" Amy Keating RogersBMI Work # Shoichet (Twilight Sparkle), Libman (Fluttershy), Ball (Rainbow Dash, Applejack), Evans (Rarity), Chan-Kent (Pinkie Pie) The Cypress Singers (Gala guests) The Mane Six each describe their expectations and intentions at the Grand Galloping Gala. 15 "I'm at the Grand Galloping Gala" Traditional,William AndersonChan-Kent (Pinkie Pie) - Pinkie sings her joy to be at the Grand Galoping Gala.(Based on "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" and "The Bear Went Over the Mountain") 16"Pony Pokey" Daniel Ingram,William Anderson Pinkie Pie tries to brighten the mood at the Grand Galoping Gala, while the rest of the Mane Six each encounter their own problems.(Based on "hokey pokey") 1In case of several characters providing lead vocals, the performers are listed in the order in which their characters (of the first of their characters in case they voice several) start singing. 2Not the person usually voicing the character in songs; those are spoken vocals. 3The singer is not portraying a character.
Season 2 (2011–12)
# TitleEpisode Music Lyrics Performer (character)1 Backing vocals Context 18 "Find a Pet Song" "May the Best Pet Win!"Daniel Ingram Charlotte Fullerton,Kevin Rubio Libman (Fluttershy), Ball (Rainbow Dash) - Fluttershy tries to find Rainbow Dash a pet animal. Although unconvinced at first, Rainbow Dash soon becomes overwhelmed with the possibilities to which she decides to organize a race to determine which will become her pet. 19 "Becoming Popular (The Pony Everypony Should Know)" "Sweet and Elite" Meghan McCarthy,Daniel Ingram Evans (Rarity) Rebecca Lam3 Rarity sings about how she wants to become popular and famous in Canterlot. 20 "The Heart Carol" "Hearth's Warming Eve" Merriwether Williams Choir (Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Fluttershy, Spike, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo)4 The characters present a play on the origins of Hearth's Warming Eve. 21 "Happy Monthiversary""Baby Cakes" Charlotte Fullerton Libman (Pinkie Pie) - Pinkie Pie celebrates the baby Cakes' one-month anniversary. 22 "Piggy Dance" Amy Keating Rogers Chan-Kent Pinkie Pie attempts to entertain the baby Cakes. 23 "The Flim Flam Brothers" "The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000" Daniel Ingram,M.A. Larson Samuel Vincent (Flim), Scott McNeil (Flam), Tabitha St. Germain (Granny Smith) Crowd (choir) The Film Fram Brothers present their invention, the Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000, to the parched populace of Ponyville, but Granny Smith doubts it. 24 "The Perfect Stallion" "Hearts and Hooves Day" Meghan McCarthy Creber (Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle), Peters (Scootaloo) - The Cutie Mark Crusaders try to find a boyfriend for their teacher Cheerilee. 25 "Smile Song""A Friend in Deed" Amy Keating Rogers Chan-Kent (Pinkie Pie) Ensemble (Ponyville) Pinkie Pie sings about how much she loves to make others happy. 26 "Cranky Doodle Donkey" Traditional,Daniel Ingram Daniel Ingram,Amy Keating Rogers Libman (Pinkie Pie) - Pinkie attempts to befriend Cranky Doodle Donkey.(based on "Yankee Doodle") 27 "Welcome Song" Daniel Ingram Amy Keating Rogers Pinkie officially welcomes Cranky to Ponyville. 28 "Cranky Doodle Joy" Traditional,Daniel Ingram,George M. Cohan Amy Keating Rogers Richard Newman (Craky Doodle Donkey), Brenda Crichlow (Matilda) Pinkie rejoices as she is able to help Cranky.(based on "Yankee Doodle" and "The Yankee Doodle Boy") 29 "B.B.B.F.F." "A Canterlot Wedding"Daniel Ingram Meghan McCarthy Shoichet (Twilight Sparkle) Ball (Rainbow Dash, Applejack), Chan-Kent (Pinkie Pie), Evans (Rarity), Libman (Fluttershy) Twilight sings about her older brother Shining Armor, her former "BBBFF" (Big Brother Best Friend Forever). In a reprise later in the episode, she despairs over their damaged relationship after she chases his suspected evil bride away. 30 "This Day Aria, Part 1" Daniel Ingram,Meghan McCarthy Britt McKillip (Princess Cadance, Queen Chrysalis) - Disguised as Cadance, Chrysalis plots her evil intentions for Shining Armor during their wedding, while the real Cadance fears she may not save her groom. 31 "This Day Aria, Part 2" Meghan McCarthy Kathleen Barr (Queen Chrysalis) Chrysalis, now in her true form, rejoices about her absolute victory. 32 "Love Is in Bloom" Shoichet (Twilight Sparkle) - Having saved the day, the characters enjoy the wedding reception of Cadance and Shining Armor.
1In case of several characters providing lead vocals, the performers are listed in the order in which their characters (of the first of their characters in case they voice several) start singing. 3The singer is not portraying a character. 4As the song only features several characters singing in harmony, there are no lead vocals per se.
Season 3 (2012–13)
# TitleEpisode Music Lyrics Performer (character)1 Backing vocals Context 33 "The Failure Song" "The Crystal Empire"Daniel Ingram Meghan McCarthy Shoichet (Twilight Sparkle), Cathy Weseluck (Spike) - Twilight fears that she may not be prepared for the upcoming challenge Celestia has assigned her. 34 "The Ballad of the Crystal Empire"Shoichet (Twilight Sparkle), Ball (Rainbow Dash, Applejack), Evans (Rarity), Libman (Fluttershy), Chan-Kent (Pinkie Pie)Weseluck (Spike) The Mane Six study the history of the Crystal Empire in order to find a way to save it. 35 "The Success Song" The Mane Six rejoice after Twilight succeeds in her task. 36 "Babs Seed" "One Bad Apple" Cindy Morrow,Daniel Ingram Creber (Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle), Peters (Scootaloo) - The Cutie Mark Crusaders are worried about Babs Seed, who is constantly bullying them. 37 "Raise This Barn" "Apple Family Reunion" Cindy Morrow Ball (Applejack), Creber (Apple Bloom) St. Germain (Granny Smith), UBC Singers (Apple Family) The Apple family works together to fix Applejack's barn. 38 "Morning in Ponyville" "Magical Mystery Cure" M.A. Larson Shoichet (Twilight Sparkle) - Twilight awakens in the morning and rejoices, confident that everything is and will be fine in Ponyville. 39 "What My Cutie Mark Is Telling Me" M.A. Larson,Daniel Ingram Ball (Rainbow Dash, Applejack), Libman (Fluttershy), Chan-Kent (Pinkie Pie), Evans (Rarity) - Twilight runs from each of her friends to another, only to discover that their cutie marks have been switched and that they all struggle with their new situation. 40 "I've Got to Find a Way"Daniel Ingram Shoichet (Twilight Sparkle) Twilight blames herself for the cutie mark-switching spell that made her friends miserable.(first song entirely written and composed by Daniel Ingram) 41 "A True, True Friend" Shoichet (Twilight Sparkle), Libman (Fluttershy), Ball (Rainbow Dash, Applejack), Evans (Rarity) Chan-Kent (Pinkie Pie)2, Weseluck (Spike), UBC Singers (Ponyville) After Twilight finds a solution to the spell, each member of the Mane Six is given her real cutie mark and helps another member get her own mark back as well. 42 "Celestia's Ballad" Nicole Oliver (Princess Celestia) - Celestia expresses pride over Twilight's many accomplishments, and tells her that the time has come for her to fulfill her destiny. 43 "Behold, Princess Twilight Sparkle"University of British Columbia Choir (Canterlot ponies) Having been granted wings by Celestia, Twilight is crowned a princess. 44 "Life in Equestria" M.A. Larson Shoichet (Twilight Sparkle) Ball (Rainbow Dash, Applejack), Evans (Rarity), Libman (Fluttershy), Chan-Kent (Pinkie Pie), Weseluck (Spike), UBC Singers (Canterlot ponies) A reprise of "Morning in Ponyville", in which Twilight and her friends rejoice that things are and will be fine not only in Ponyville, but in Equestria altogether.
1In case of several characters providing lead vocals, the performers are listed in the order in which their characters (of the first of their characters in case they voice several) start singing. 2Pinkie Pie just shouts before singing.
Season 4 (2013–14)